The 18th ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance & 3rd ICSI CSR Excellence Awards were presented to Best Governed Companies and Best companies in CSR excellence at a glittering Awards ceremony organized by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) at Mumbai today. The event also marked the Accomplishment of ICSI Golden Jubilee Year.

After a star-studded celebration of her 25th anniversary with family and friends, India’s leading celebrity fitness trainer Yasmin Karachiwala organised a CSR initiative to encourage a culture of fitness and sport among underprivileged children in association with UACTIV, The Little League Football NGO and Vivekananda Youth Forum. The day-long event took the form of a fitness carnival for 250 kids and was organised with a goal of empowering and nurturing budding talent. Read more

Santosh Iyer, Vice President Customer Service and Corporate Affairs and Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil at the Inauguration of Jal Yukta Shivar project, Construction of Dam wall at Landewadi

The country’s largest luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz India today announced three unique initiatives in the neighbouring districts of Pune. These initiatives include an E-lab facility at ITI Ghodegaon, a watershed conservation structure at Thakarwadi-Landewadi and the Draw Down Cultivation project in Ambegaon taluka. All the three projects are aimed at rural development and will affect lives of over two thousand villagers. Read more

The Centre for CSR and Sustainability Excellence, a non profit foundation conducted its first successful talk show D-talk on the subject Creating a Safe Online Space for Women and Children at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. The flagship talk show titled “My Safe Space” intends to highlight the growing trend of trolling and abusing women online while indicate cyber threat against children. The agenda of the talk session was to emphasize the major types of crime witnessed by women and children in the online space and provide some recommendations on security, safety and legal ramifications.

Bollywood celebrity divas Shilpa Shetty and Manisha Koirala, ace fashion designer and social worker Shaina NC and Indian Cricketer Zaheer Khan, along with Paul Rowley, Executive Vice President, Diamond Trading & Distribution, Mr Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC, Mr Colin Shah, Vice Chairman, GJEPC and Mr Shailesh Sangiani, Member Gold Jewellery & Other Precious Metal Jewellery Panel, GJEPC at the "Jewellerys for Hope" a gala charity dinner with an avowed objective to collaborate and contribute for the larger cause of preventing the exploitation of the child and as well support the cause of the physically disadvantaged people at large. Rs 1 Crore was raised at this CSR initiative by The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) for the benefit of under privilege. This event was organised on the sidelines of the 35th Edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) 2018, an annual gems and jewellery extravaganza by GJEPC.

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with De Beers and Powered by Gemological Institute of America (GIA), presented the fourth edition of ‘Jewellers for Hope’ on August 9. A gala charity dinner with an avowed objective to collaborate and contribute for the larger cause of preventing the exploitation of the child and as well support the cause of the physically disadvantaged people at large. Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Prize Winner; social activist Ms. Shaina NC; Padma Bhushan recipient Dr. D. R. Mehta and Bollywood icons Shilpa Shetty and Manisha Koirala along with cricketer Zaheer Khan, graced the occasion. Read more

ACEF is about to organize its 7th Forum and Awards for Branding, Marketing and Rural Initiatives and CSR activities. The event is to be held on 5th October 2018 at Hotel Westin, Mumbai. The theme for this year’s happening would be “Integrating advertising, Branding and Marketing Communications”. More than 350 senior level professionals from marketing, branding and marketing agencies are expected to attend the event.

In the event the speakers will enlighten the participants with their knowledge and experience apart from that individuals and organisations will be recognised for brilliance on branding and marketing. The region’s top companies and brand marketers will redefine how to assemble and prolong great brands amidst rapid cultural and technological change. The event will provide elite spectators of senior marketing executives.

Founded in 2012-13, the ACEF program is organized by a team of professionals from India, Srilanka and UAE and is guided by the Advisory Members from Branding, Marketing and Creative Agencies based in India, US, Australia, Singapore, UAE and Srilanka. Our programs are focused on Customer Engagement Activities, Branding, Marketing, CSR, Rural Marketing, Properties (Hospitality & Real Estate), HR and are planned for India, Srilanka, GCC Continent and Asia Pacific Regions. Read more

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KPIT Technologies (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a global technology company specializing in IT consulting and product engineering, today announced that it was awarded the FKCCI CSR Awards 2018 by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI). The award for CSR Excellence in the Basic Education category for KPIT’s contribution via the Chhote Scientists project was presented by Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Mr. G. Parameshwara, at the FKCCI CSR Conference and Awards – 2018 held in Bengaluru. Read more

Embassy Group were recognized for their exemplary CSR leadership and innovation and were conferred with the Community Initiative Award for their holistic program interventions in government schools in Bangalore. They also won the runner-up award for the Best CSR Inter-Company Collective Action Project for Collaboration. Read more

The Indo-American Chamber Of Commerce (IACC), in association with Event partner, Stonehill International School (An Educational Initiative of The Embassy Group) and ChildFund India hosted a forum on creating Child -Friendly CSR programs in corporate India. The forum titled, “Making CSR Child- Friendly” held at Hotel Le Meridian on 3rd April 2018 endeavored to promote and support accountability towards child development through committed corporate social responsibility. This event served as a platform to discuss and highlight relevant concerns such as online protection for children, on-road safety for children, child protection measures in school, child safety standards and parents protocol, government child safety mechanisms, infant mortality and female infanticide. Read more